Connected Devices Weekly Update/2016-10-20

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Program		Passed Gate	Status	Notes
Project Sensor Web	Cindy/Jean	Gate 1	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project_Haiku (taking in Project Smart Display)	Liz/Joe/Mahe	Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Platform and Tools	Sandip/Nicole/Mahe	N/A	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Voice Platform - Deep Speech	Sandip/Nicole	N/A	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Abigail	Preeti/Julie	Gate 0	On Target	Prototype Development and Testing Continued discussing hardware components for the prototype and especially the power requirements and how to solve for that Met with industrial design consultant who will make some mock ups to consider next week Made progress in code to wake up device with a tap Completed revisions in Vaani server code Continued work to engage a company to produce a video to describe the overall purpose and functionality of Abigail to get consumer feedback. Working on value propositions Leveraging detailed research study with busy families (about 20 in Vancouver and local Bay Area) conducted by Rina and Mihaela, where questions were around concepts that were a focus of Cue, Vaani, and Smart Kitchen past projects. They’re working on synthesizing this data. Working on best ways to collect data from study participants - i.e. forming the right questions Work Week Goals Complete end-to-end integration for one reminder use-case, say “Remind me to pickup Sasha at 4pm today” From wifi setup to receiving notification for a single user (text message notification unless team can solve the ios notification issue) Finalize details of User Study Plan, including what we want to learn and how Schedule Prototype development: month of October (includes Oct 17th Work Week in SF) Assembly of devices: week of October 31 Testing in homes: November 7 - 18 Data synthesis from pilot and video/landing page studies: November 21 - 29 Gate 1 pitch: November 30
Project Magnet	David/Maria	Gate 0	On Target	Finishing our first Sprint (Sprint 6) after passing Gate 0 (more details of the sprint in our Waffle and our wiki): Upgrade to latest react-native version as there were errors when compiling magnet for iOS10 and bugfixing Investigate and implement GPS solutions in React Native (iOS and Android) Implement GPS content discovery on client Geo Backend: Implement Magnet Service Metrics: Modify the metrics to identify Beacons URL and GPS or Virtual Beacons Provide content for the London Pilot that fit our target audience and our technical requirements Design of several options for the final UX of our client (High level) Working in the presentation for the PIB (Oct 21st) to nail down the target audience and stories for our Pilot/MVP
HomeWeb	Ben/Mahe	Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
GameON!	Candice/Julie	Pre Gate 0	On Target	Product Definition Focus is on product differentiation and tech enhancements that will bring something totally new with this concept Use case refinement has narrowed the scope of a first iteration prototype that will be proposed in Gate 0 pitch Refining the Gate 0 pitch and will send it out for feedback in the coming week Gate 1 pitch: November 30 Engineering Development of a game board simulator and also a physical board with an LED base Evaluating Hall sensors and magnets Prototype spinner developed Identified specific requirements around basic game play Working on a demo for the Gate 0 Pitch presentation
Lighthouse	Preeti/Julie	Gate 0	On Target	Engineering Work on image matching is progressing well. Might work well enough to not have to worry about separating out background during image acquisition Testing alternatives for mic/speaker, including Wolfson card, Wilson card that uses I2S expansion bus on rpi, as well as USB option. Goal is to make a quick decision so that prototype can be assembled in time for the study. Team is looking for an additional engineer to help on this project User Study with Prototype Testing hypotheses around technical feasibility, that study participants will trust it, not the testing of specific form factors. Current thinking is that team members will accompany participants on shopping outings and possibly assist in taking photos of the items being purchased, as the focus of the study is on how well image matching works, not on how easy it is for the participants to take the photos. Schedule Complete development of prototype: October Assemble prototypes: Oct 31 - Nov 4 Prototype pilot: Nov 7 - 18 Data synthesis from pilot and video/landing page studies: November 21 - 29 Gate 1 pitch: November 30
PocketID	Francisco	Pre Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
3D Printing	Thomas	Pre Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Participation Update	Michael/Brian	--	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Market Developments Update	Irina			Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
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